political en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [pəˈlɪɾ.ɪ.kəl] (Australia)
- /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəˈlɪt.ə.kəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pəˈlət.ə.kəl/ (New-Zealand)
- [pəˈlɪɾ.ɪ.kəl] (Canada, General-American)
- [pəˈləɾ.ə.kəl] (New-Zealand)
- /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ (Australia)
- [pəˈlɪɾ.ə.kəl] (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
- /pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From politic + -al.
Meanings
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Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.
Political principles are rarely absolute, as political logic holds an imperfect result by compromise is better than a theoretically perfect abstention from the political process in the opposition.
As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past.
2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2016:In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
2012 January 14, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87:
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Concerning a polity or its administrative components.
Good political staff is hard to find, they may neither be ambitious and corrupted by power nor tempted by private sector careers.
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(derogatory) Inappropriately motivated by political calculation, as it pertains to elections, power dynamics, ideologies, etc.
The media alleged that the Federal Reserve chairman’s decision to cut rates before the election was political.
- Of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power, standing, influence or conflict.
- (of a person) Interested in politics.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most political | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more political | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| politicall | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
politicalism · political commissar · party political · political consumerism · extrapolitical · macropolitical · geopolitical · ideopolitical · political map · political officer · political entity · prepolitical · antipolitical · apolitical · political crime · party political broadcast · politicality · culturopolitical · cyberpolitical · political party · juridicopolitical · juridico-political · politically correct · political homelessness · politicalness · infrapolitical · political system · political asylum · hyperpolitical · astropolitical · macro-socio-political · superpolitical · technopolitical · Europolitical · sociopolitical · parapolitical · interpolitical · psychopolitical · political corrector · politically · political correction · megapolitical · political climate · political machine · biopolitical · political football · political machinery · political cartoon · econopolitical · political vacuum · genopolitical · political incorrectness · political economy · political spectrum · aeropolitical · historicopolitical · political base · political marketing · political agent · socio-political-economic · political-economic · political price fixing · politicide · socio-political · power-political · ecopolitical · micropolitical · politicalspeak · political animal · impolitical · petropolitical · political capital · pseudopolitical · neuropolitical · religiopolitical · political lesbianism · postpolitical · political lesbian · metapolitical · political blackness · new political thinking · ethicopolitical · telepolitical · political correctness · political regime · politicalese · political economist · political arithmetic · political geography · political scientist · political opposition · political cartoonist · political unit · political risk · political prisoner · politicore · unpolitical · ethnopolitical · semipolitical · politicalize · theopolitical · political science · necropolitical
Descendants
Relateds
politico · politick · politician · politicize
Synonyms
Translations (124)
is pólitísk (concerning or relating to politics) · kn ರಾಜಕೀಯದ (concerning or relating to politics) · el δημόσιος (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · af politieke (concerning or relating to politics) · ja 政治的な (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · pt político (motivated by political calculation) · kmr polîtîk (concerning or relating to politics) · be паліты́чны (concerning or relating to politics) · fi poliittinen (motivated by political calculation) · ko 정치 (concerning or relating to politics) · fi poliittinen (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · kmr siyasî (concerning or relating to politics) · pa ਸਿਆਸਤੀ (motivated by political calculation) · lv politisks (concerning or relating to politics) · mn улс төрийн (concerning or relating to politics) · gl político (motivated by political calculation) · da politisk (concerning or relating to politics) · uz siyosiy (concerning or relating to politics) · pt político (concerning or relating to politics) · vi chính trị (concerning or relating to politics) · sk politický (concerning or relating to politics) · ru полити́ческий (concerning or relating to politics) · oc politic (concerning or relating to politics) · ka პოლიტიკური (concerning or relating to politics) · de politisch (concerning or relating to politics) · cy gwleidyddol (concerning or relating to politics) · et poliitiline (concerning or relating to politics) · mk политички (concerning or relating to politics) · ga polaitiúil (concerning or relating to politics) · bg полити́чески (concerning or relating to politics) · pl polityczny (concerning or relating to politics) · nl politiek (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · sh polìtičkī (concerning or relating to politics) · mn ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠲᠥᠷᠦ ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ (concerning or relating to politics) · kn ರಾಜಕೀಯ (concerning or relating to politics) · tl pampolitika (concerning or relating to politics) · eu politiko (concerning or relating to politics) · tk syýasy (concerning or relating to politics) · ba сәйәси (concerning or relating to politics) · eo politika (concerning or relating to politics) · yue 政治 (concerning or relating to politics) · no politisk (concerning or relating to politics) · cmn 政治 (concerning or relating to politics) · tr siyasi (concerning or relating to politics) · fi poliittinen (concerning or relating to politics) · ml രാഷ്ട്രീയമായ (concerning or relating to politics) · nl politiek (concerning or relating to politics) · ro politic (concerning or relating to politics) · nl partijpolitiek (motivated by political calculation) · ia politic (concerning or relating to politics) · fr politique (concerning or relating to politics) · no politisk (concerning or relating to politics) · pa ਰਾਜਨੀਤਿਕ (concerning or relating to politics) · pa ਸਿਆਸੀ (concerning or relating to politics) · tg сиёсӣ (concerning or relating to politics) · el πολιτειακός (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · tr politik (concerning or relating to politics) · ca polític (concerning or relating to politics) · ur سیاسی (concerning or relating to politics) · km នយោបាយ (concerning or relating to politics) · tt сәяси (concerning or relating to politics) · ro politic (motivated by political calculation) · tyv политиктиг (concerning or relating to politics) · ca polític (motivated by political calculation) · ug سىياسى (concerning or relating to politics) · sco poleetical (concerning or relating to politics) · ru полити́ческий (motivated by political calculation) · grc πολιτικός (concerning or relating to politics) · ru полити́ческий (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · hi राजनीतिक (concerning or relating to politics) · cs politický (concerning or relating to politics) · ja 政治的な (concerning or relating to politics) · ko 정치적 (concerning or relating to politics) · yi פּאָליטיש (concerning or relating to politics) · es político (concerning or relating to politics) · lv politisks (motivated by political calculation) · el πολιτικός (concerning or relating to politics) · he פּוֹלִיטִי (motivated by political calculation) · el πολιτικός (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · sd سياسي (concerning or relating to politics) · lv politisks (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · fa سیاسی (concerning or relating to politics) · kn ರಾಜ್ಯನೀತಿಯ (concerning or relating to politics) · ar سِيَاسِيّ (concerning or relating to politics) · ota سیاسی (concerning or relating to politics) · cmn 政治上的 (concerning or relating to politics) · sh полѝтичкӣ (concerning or relating to politics) · sq politik (concerning or relating to politics) · la polīticus (concerning or relating to politics) · gd poileataigeach (concerning or relating to politics) · ps سياسي (concerning or relating to politics) · sv politisk (concerning or relating to politics) · th การเมือง (concerning or relating to politics) · hi सियासी (concerning or relating to politics) · nl politiek (motivated by political calculation) · mi tōrangapū (concerning or relating to politics) · az siyasi (concerning or relating to politics) · hy քաղաքական (concerning or relating to politics) · tr siyasal (concerning or relating to politics) · kk саяси (concerning or relating to politics) · he פוליטי (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · ky саясий (concerning or relating to politics) · it politico (concerning or relating to politics) · ro politic (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · mr राजकीय (concerning or relating to politics) · tet polítiku (concerning or relating to politics) · he פּוֹלִיטִי (concerning or relating to politics) · el πολιτικός (motivated by political calculation) · cmn 政治的 (concerning or relating to politics) · ja 政治的な (motivated by political calculation) · bua политическэ (concerning or relating to politics) · sl političen (concerning or relating to politics) · ast políticu (concerning or relating to politics) · mk политички (motivated by political calculation) · bn রাজনৈতিক (concerning or relating to politics) · uk політи́чний (concerning or relating to politics) · sah политическай (concerning or relating to politics) · ms politik (concerning or relating to politics) · kn ರಾಜ್ಯಾಡಳಿತದ (concerning or relating to politics) · hu politikai (concerning or relating to politics) · mk политички (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) · io politikala (concerning or relating to politics) · gl político (concerning or relating to politics) · kn ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ (concerning or relating to politics)